Antifriction-bearing for vehicle-wheels.



D. A. SNYDER.

ANTIPRIGTION BEARING FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 18, 1910.

1,061,506. Patented May13,1913.

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ANTIFRICTION-BEARIN G FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed July 18,1910. Serial N 0. 572,446.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, DAVID A. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antifriction-Bearings for Vehicle-Wheels, of which the followin is a specification, reference being had to t e accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels.

The primary object of myinvention is to provide a wheel hub having ball bearings, so constructed that the wheel can be readily taken from the axle without disarranging the. anti-friction bearings.

Another object is to provide an anti-friction bearing for vehicle wheels, so constructed-that the wear of the parts may be taken up to prevent any lateral play or wabbling of the wheel.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combinaion and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claim, it being further understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may he made within the scope of the claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

' In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views &-Figure 1, shows a front view of a hub with fragmentary portions of the'spokes of a hub constructed accordingto my invention. Fig. 2, shows a len 'th'wise sectional view through the hub an bearings. Fig. 3, is a sectional view through line 3-3 of Fig. 2, in the direction. of the arrow. Fig. ,4, shows an enlarged detailof the cylindrical spindle sleeve. Fig.

' 5, shows a detached detail of the lock washer as used in my invention.

In wagon wheel construction it is quite essential that the wheel will run lightly upon the axle spindle, and that the wear of the parts may be taken up to prevent wabbling of the wheel.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1, represents an axle having the stop collar 2, and the square tapering spindle, 3,

.endmg in the bolt or threaded termination,

4. Removably held upon'the square axle suitable thickness spindle, 3, is the cylindrical spindle sleeve,

of a length less than said spindle, having a quarter circular ball race, 9, at the rear end, and a half circular ball race, 8, near the forward end, adjacent to the collar, 7, which collar is of a diameter greater than the diameter of the cylindrical sleeve, 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The hub comprises a nave 10, having suitable spoke sockets 11, within which the spokes, 12, are secured in the usual manner. The nave or hub 10, near the end is provided with the half circular ball race, 13, within which the balls, 14, rotate in conjunction with the ball race, 9, while near the forward end the nave is provided. with the quarter circular ball race, 15, within which the balls, 16, operate in conjunction with the semi-circular ball race 8.

The hub as shown in Fig. 2, is provided with three cylindrical openings of successively greater diameters. The length of the sleeve, 6, is less than the spindle, 3,50 as to provide the take-up space, :0, between the collar 2, and the sleeve, 6, as clearly disclosed in Fig. 2.

The hub is provided with a plurality of threaded openings to receive the screws, 17, which pass through the cap plate, 20, which overlaps the collar, 7, of the spindle sleeve, 6. This cap plate, 20, is provided with an offset, 27, arranged to recelve suitable washers, so that when the ball races Wear away the 'wear may be taken up.

The hub or nave may be made of any suitable material. As the parts wear, the washers, 26, are interposed between the sleeve, 6, and the cap plate, 20, so as to tightly hold the hall series, 14 and 16, within their race. At the same time washers of may be interposed between the axle collar, 2, and the nave, to insure a proper contact of the rear hub face. In this manner the wheel is revolubly 'supported in a manner securely holding the wheel against any lateral movement or wabbling motion. In. order to hold the washer, 26, in place, I use a lock washer, 30, against which the outer nut, 1, looks.

A wheel hub constructed according to my invention is comparatively inexpensive, and both durable and ellicient in operation, and the hub can at any time be removed from the axle without disarranging the bearing parts. 1

- Having" thus described iny said invention;

what I claim as newand desire to secure by United States LettersPatent, is c The combination with an axle-having at squared spindle and a reduced threaded end 3 of a hub having a pair of inner and outer ball races opening outwardly,

sleeve snugly fitting in a circular the hub and having a square bore engagingthe spindle and of less length than the spindle, said sleeve having a similarly opening inwardly,

I flange engaged within the sleeve,

' Copies of this patent may be'obta'ined for located series of ball races the outer race forming a an annular 1 ring detachably secured to the outer end of DAVID A. SNYDER.

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